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Baltimore Ravens Named Biggest Threat to Kansas Chiefs’ AFC Crown | SI
As such, the question everyone has been asking is who will, or even who can, knock the Chiefs off their throne.
The crew of NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” debated that topic once again recently, with two analysts landing on the Baltimore Ravens. Isaiah Stanback chose them because he believes Lamar Jackson, who has faced no shortage of criticism for his performance in the playoffs, will eventually put it all together at the right time.
“Whenever that switch does come on, it’s going to be a complete problem,” Stanback said. “We haven’t seen the best version of Lamar Jackson when the playoffs show up, but yet they’re still really competitive and they still get just right there. When his game comes over that hump, he’s going to be absolutely unstoppable.”
Biggest remaining need for all 32 NFL teams | PFF
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE
The Chiefs lost Tershawn Wharton in free agency, and now their interior defensive line looks thin. Aside from the elite Chris Jones, they have Mike Pennel, but he is almost 35 years old and recorded a 59.4 PFF overall grade with a 63.4 PFF run-defense grade in 2024.
It’s then Jerry Tillery and rookie Omarr Norman-Lott, neither of whom is known for their run defense. Defending the run in the middle could be an issue to monitor for the Chiefs in 2025 if they don’t add more help.
Over 23 years in the NFL, Brady was sacked 565 times in the regular season and 81 times in the playoffs. That combined total of 646 career sacks is the most all-time by a quarterback, so Brady knows a thing or two about getting hit. He also noted the importance of preparing your body to be able to absorb those hits.
“When you’re getting hit, there’s a discipline with your physical body that you need to take into account,” Brady said. “Because if you [expletive] around, you’re gonna get hurt. … You don’t mess around with your training, because you will pay the price when you got Aaron Donald chasing you.”
While Lewis, Watt, Ngata and Donald all certainly strike fear into any opposing quarterback, it was somewhat surprising that Brady didn’t mention another former Raven, safety Bernard Pollard, who famously hit him low in Week 1 of the 2008 season as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, tearing Brady’s ACL.
One last offseason move for every AFC team | PFF
Kansas City Chiefs: Add more juice at edge defender
The Chiefs have been content to stay the course regarding their pass rush, but finding an upgrade on the edge would be a...
